Programme Manager - Community Pharmacy

NHS England

The closing date is 17 October 2024

Job summary

The Vaccination and Screening Team (VaST) is seeking a programme manager to provide programme support to the implementation and development of the Community Pharmacy Covid Vaccination Sites across the South West.

Main duties of the job

The post will support the delivery model programme leads and will link with national work on those areas and specifically with Community Pharmacy sites and other organisations that support delivery of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the South West Region; assuring local preparations; responding to operational enquiries; coordinating the operational response within the SW Region and meeting national reporting requirements for the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

Date posted

03 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-SW-6617756-E

Job locations

Taunton or Bristol

TA1 2PX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

Manage the establishment and delivery of community pharmacy sites, working with colleagues and subject matter experts on the strategic planning, scoping, design and the delivery within the Covid Vaccination Programme.

Contribute to the development of key performance indicators and milestones for specific projects.

Interrogate and analyse, sometimes, highly complex information to support the delivery of clear project reporting and project outcomes.

Write and submit regular project reports for the programme board showing progress against milestones, status, resource requirements, issues, risks and dependencies, making recommendations where a range of options may exist.

Provide additional support to the wider project management team through working flexibly to directly assist other projects where they may be a subject matter expert or through research and development and delivery of materials as required.

Implementation of Make Every Contact Count (MECC) across the Community Pharmacy Covid delivery model.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

Contribute to the development of key performance indicators and milestones for specific projects.

Interrogate and analyse, sometimes, highly complex information to support the delivery of clear project reporting and project outcomes.

Implementation of Make Every Contact Count (MECC) across the Community Pharmacy Covid delivery model.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience in implementation and delivery of a Covid Vaccination Programme.
Excellent understanding of the delivery model for the Covid Vaccination Programme across the South West.
Excellent understanding and ability to implement Make Every Contact Count (MECC) across the Covid Vaccination Programme within a Community Pharmacy setting.
Experience and understanding of working with Primary Care Contractors to implement a new service.

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.

Values and Behaviours

Essential

Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience in implementation and delivery of a Covid Vaccination Programme.
Excellent understanding of the delivery model for the Covid Vaccination Programme across the South West.
Excellent understanding and ability to implement Make Every Contact Count (MECC) across the Covid Vaccination Programme within a Community Pharmacy setting.
Experience and understanding of working with Primary Care Contractors to implement a new service.

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.

Values and Behaviours

Essential

Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.